Eshan Dave

faculty

Eshan Dave

Professor
Eshan Dave
Contact
Eshan.Dave@unh.edu
Kingsbury Hall, Room W173, Durham, NH 03824
(603) 862-5268

faculty Bio

Eshan Dave obtained his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Civil Engineering in 2003 and 2009 respectively. At present, he is Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of New Hampshire. Prior to this he was assistant and associate professor of civil engineering at the University of Minnesota Duluth from 2010 to 2015. Eshan’s research interests include performance evaluation of pavements and paving materials, development and implementation of performance based specifications, resilient design of transportation infrastructure, climate variability impacts on infrastructure longevity, life cycle assessment, and cold regions pavement operability and performance. He is actively involved in Transportation Research Board and the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists. Eshan is also member of ASTM International and American Society of Civil Engineers. He is member of the board of directors for International Society of Asphalt Pavements and co-chair of the Technical Committee on Pavement Field Evaluation (2014-present). Eshan has been regonized as fellow of RILEM (The International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures) and he is convener of the RILEM cluster on Bitumenous Materials and Polymers. At present Eshan’s research is funded through the Department of Defense, Federal Aviaiton Administration, Minnesota Department of Transportation, National Road Research Alliance, New Hampshire Department of Transportation and Vermont Agency of Transportation.

Courses Taught

  • CEE 501: Strength of Materials
  • CEE 635: Engineering Materials Lab
  • CEE 733/833: Pub Infrastructure Asset Mgt
  • CEE 735/835: Properties/Production Concrete
  • CEE 736/836: Asphalt Mixtures & Constructn
  • CEE 737/837: Pavement Rehab and Mgmt
  • CEE 799H: Senior Honors Thesis
  • CEE 897/997: Masters Student Seminar
  • CEE 936: Advanced Asphalt Materials
  • CEE 949: Advanced Pavement Design
  • CEE 999: Doctoral Research

Education

  • Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • M.S., Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • B.E., Civil Engineering, Sardar Patel University

Research Interests

  • 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing
  • Civil Engineering
  • Construction Engineering
  • Continuum Mechanics
  • ENGINEERING
  • Failure Mechanics
  • Materials, Engineering Properties
  • Mechanics

Selected Publications

  • Modi, S. H., Bajaj, A., Dave, E. V., Sias, J. E., Al-Qadi, I. L., Lambros, J., & Tormos, S. (2026). Development of a simplified low-temperature SCB test protocol to characterise cracking potential of airfield mixtures. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 27(1). doi:10.1080/10298436.2026.2698794

  • Al-Ihekwaba, E., Dave, E. V., Sias, J. E., & Ramsey, P. (2026). Optimizing shear strength characterization of engineered emulsion-stabilized cold recycled materials for pavement design through predictive statistical modelling. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 27(1). doi:10.1080/10298436.2026.2622568

  • Tormos, S., Chabot, A., Dave, E., Gennesseaux, E., & Hammoum, F. (2026). Characterization of the Mode I Interface Fracture within Bimaterial Permeable Pavement Systems. Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part B: Pavements, 152(3). doi:10.1061/jpeodx.pveng-1920

  • Zhao, Z., DeDene, C. D., Turos, M., Rossow, E., Marasteanu, M., & Dave, E. (2026). Thermal conductivity of reclaimed asphalt pavement and its constituents using finite element modelling approach. Road Materials and Pavement Design, 1-21. doi:10.1080/14680629.2026.2689544

  • Bisanti, F., Monticelli, R., Romeo, E., Tebaldi, G., Dave, E. V., & Sias, J. E. (2026). Influence of active filler type and amount on mechanical properties and performance of cold recycled asphalt mixtures. Materials and Structures, 59(2). doi:10.1617/s11527-025-02884-7

  • Zhu, Y., Dave, E. V., Rahbar-Rastegar, R., Daniel, J. S., & Zofka, A. (2017). Comprehensive evaluation of low-temperature fracture indices for asphalt mixtures. ROAD MATERIALS AND PAVEMENT DESIGN, 18, 467-490. doi:10.1080/14680629.2017.1389085

  • Tebaldi, G., Dave, E. V., Marsac, P., Muraya, P., Hugener, M., Pasetto, M., . . . Canestrari, F. (2014). Synthesis of standards and procedures for specimen preparation and in-field evaluation of cold-recycled asphalt mixtures. ROAD MATERIALS AND PAVEMENT DESIGN, 15(2), 272-299. doi:10.1080/14680629.2013.866707

  • Behnia, B., Dave, E. V., Ahmed, S., Buttlar, W. G., & Reis, H. (2011). Effects of Recycled Asphalt Pavement Amounts on Low-Temperature Cracking Performance of Asphalt Mixtures Using Acoustic Emissions. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD, (2208), 64-71. doi:10.3141/2208-09

  • Dave, E. V., & Buttlar, W. G. (2010). Thermal reflective cracking of asphalt concrete overlays. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PAVEMENT ENGINEERING, 11(6), 477-488. doi:10.1080/10298430903578911

  • Dave, E. V., Song, S. H., Buttlar, W. G., & Paulino, G. H. (2007). Reflective and thermal cracking modeling of asphalt concrete overlays. ADVANCED CHARACTERISATION OF PAVEMENT SOIL ENGINEERING MATERIALS, VOLS 1 AND 2, 1241-1252. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/